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April 15, 2016May 28, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Season Update

Alan at Puja

This is a summary of the Everest 2016 as of April 15, 2016 along with my own observations from Everest Base Camp […]

April 11, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Icefall Officially Open

The Icefall Doctor officially opened the Khumbu Icefall for climbers this morning. IMG sent a handful of Sherpas with loads to Camp […]

April 10, 2016April 6, 2019Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb, Weekend Update

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Arrival at Base Camp

Khumbu Icefall from EBCKhumbu Icefall from EBC

I walked by Gorak Shep, the last and highest of the Sherpa villages, on the way to Everest Base Camp (EBC). The […]

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: The Other Side of the Mountain

Alan with Lhotse behind

Every mountain has two sides, or more 🙂 As we took an “active rest day” at nearly 14, 500 feet in the […]

April 6, 2016December 12, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Living in the Moment

Alan with Kami and Lhapka Diti

Sometimes you have to look behind you to appreciate where you have come from before you go on in order to live […]

April 5, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: A Beautiful Day Trekking in the Khumbu

Another beautiful day in the Khumbu. After a few days of low clouds and a bit of rain, today was absolutely perfect. […]

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: A Day around Namche

We went to the Everest View Hotel and were rewarded with a nice view of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam between the […]

April 3, 2016April 3, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Khumbu Echoes

The alarm went off at 5 am this morning; I was already awake. I looked over at my trekking pack next to […]

March 31, 2016April 4, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Signs of a Quieter Season.

I arrived in Nepal and immediately felt something was different. The normal crazy drive from the airport to the hotel was, well, […]

March 25, 2016March 29, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Preparing to Leave

How many times have I written that headline for myself, and for so many others? Its the end of March and climbers from […]

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